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European Union

The principal goal of the European Union (EU) has been to establish a single European currency called the Euro, to officially replace the national currencies of the member EU countries. The current members are Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, and Portugal.